The obesity epidemic. Medical authorities describe the spread of obesity in the United States as an epidemic. Table 11.3 gives the percentage of adults who were obese in each of the 50 states in 2006. Display the distribution in a graph and briefly describe its shape, center, and spread.

TABLE 11.2 Highway gas mileage for model year 2008 sedans Model mpg Model mpg Acura RL 24 Lexus ES350 27 Bentley Arnage 15 Lexus GS460 24 BMW 535i 26 Lincoln Town Car 23 Buick Lacrosse 24 Maybach 57 16 Cadillac CTS 26 Maybach 62 16 Cadillac STS 26 Mazda 6 26 Chevrolet Malibu 30 Mercedes-Benz E350 24 Chrysler Sebring 27 Mercedes-Benz E550 22 Dodge Avenger 30 Nissan Maxima 25 Honda Accord 31 Pontiac Grand Prix 28 Hyundai Sonata 31 Rolls Royce Phantom 18 Infiniti G35 25 Saturn Aura 30 Infiniti M35 23 Toyota Camry 31 Jaguar S-Type R 22 Volkswagen Passat 26 Kia Optima 31 Volvo S80 AWD 24 Kia Spectra 32 Source: www.fueleconomy.gov.

TABLE 11.3 Percentage of adult population who are obese, 2006 State Percent State Percent State Percent Alabama 30.5 Louisiana 27.1 Ohio 28.4 Alaska 26.2 Maine 23.1 Oklahoma 28.8 Arizona 22.9 Maryland 24.9 Oregon 24.8 Arkansas 26.9 Massachusetts 20.3 Pennsylvania 24.0 California 23.3 Michigan 28.8 Rhode Island 21.4 Colorado 18.2 Minnesota 24.7 South Carolina 29.4 Connecticut 20.6 Mississippi 31.4 South Dakota 25.4 Delaware 26.0 Missouri 27.2 Tennessee 28.8 Florida 23.1 Montana 21.2 Texas 26.1 Georgia 27.1 Nebraska 26.9 Utah 21.9 Hawaii 10.6 Nevada 25.0 Vermont 21.2 Idaho 24.1 New Hampshire 22.4 Virginia 25.1 Illinois 25.1 New Jersey 22.6 Washington 26.1 Indiana 27.8 New Mexico 22.9 West Virginia 31.0 Iowa 25.7 New York 22.9 Wisconsin 26.6 Kansas 25.9 North Carolina 26.6 Wyoming 23.3 Kentucky 28.0 North Dakota 25.5 Source: National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/.

TABLE 11.4 Salaries of the New York Yankees, 2007 Player Salary Player Salary Jason Giambi $23,428,571 Mike Myers $1,250,000 Alex Rodriguez $22,708,525 Miguel Cairo $ 750,000 Derek Jeter $21,600,000 Josh Phelps $ 600,000 Bobby Abreu $15,000,000 Robinson Cano $ 490,800 Johnny Damon $13,000,000 Chien-Ming Wang $ 489,500 Hideki Matsui $13,000,000 Scott Proctor $ 455,923 Jorge Posada $12,000,000 Melky Cabrera $ 432,400 Mike Mussina $11,070,423 Brian Bruney $ 395,545 Mariano Rivera $10,500,000 Jeffrey Karstens $ 389,495 Carl Pavano $10,000,000 Darrell Rasner $ 384,523 Kyle Farnsworth $ 5,666,667 Enger Veras $ 382,475 Kei Igawa $ 4,000,000 Will Nieves $ 382,150 Luis Vizcaino $ 3,000,000 Sean Henn $ 382,048 Doug Mientkiewicz $ 1,500,000 Humberto Sanchez $ 380,000.